CooperVision Surgical to Distribute Gebauer Epi-LASIK Products Worldwide; Refractive Product Addition Signals Growth and Diversification.LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- CooperVision Surgical, a division of CooperVision Inc., announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Gebauer Medizintechnik GmbH for worldwide distribution rights of the Epi-LASIK products produced by the German engineering and medical device firm. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The EpiVision(TM), distributed by CooperVision Surgical, is an innovative refractive surgery Refractive surgery A surgical procedure that corrects visual defects. Mentioned in: Photorefractive Keratectomy and Laser-Assisted In-Situ Keratomileusis refractive surgery product used in a LASIK LASIK laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis. LA·SIK n. Eye surgery in which the surface of the cornea is reshaped using a laser, performed to correct certain refractive disorders such as myopia. surgery advancement called Epi-LASIK. Epi-LASIK combines the most desirable features of today's popular refractive refractive capacity to refract light. refractive error a difference between the focal length of the cornea and lens, and the length of the eye, resulting in myopia or hyperopia. techniques -- LASIK and PRK PRK photorefractive keratectomy. Photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) A procedure that uses an excimer laser to make modifications to the cornea and permanently correct myopia. . It produces virtually instant visual results like LASIK but with the stable long-term visual outcomes of PRK. During the Epi-LASIK procedure, the top layer of the cornea cornea: see eye. (the epithelium) is separated into an intact sheet of viable tissue. This tissue is temporarily lifted away from the cornea so that a laser can be applied to reshape the corneal corneal pertaining to the cornea. See also keratitis, keratopathy. corneal anomaly includes microcornea, coloboma, megalocornea, dermoid, congenital opacity. corneal black body see corneal sequestrum (below). bed. Once this is completed, the epithelial sheet is returned to its natural position on the eye. Key attributes the EpiVision System brings to this new surgical procedure are accuracy and control. It precisely and safely separates the epithelium from the next layer of corneal tissue, Bowman's membrane. In traditional LASIK, a microkeratome cuts a permanent flap into the center layer of the cornea (stromal Stromal A type of tissue that is associated with the support of an organ. Mentioned in: Wilms' Tumor layer). By eliminating the cutting of stromal flaps, the EpiVision eliminates the No. 1 cause of LASIK complications. "We're pleased to provide the EpiVision to refractive surgeons," said Dave Fancher, president, CooperVision Surgical. "The EpiVision is one example of the novel and advanced products we anticipate bringing to the surgical market." CooperVision Surgical, a unit of CooperVision Inc., was formed in February 2004. Current products include AlphaCor, an artificial cornea, and AlphaSphere, a soft orbital implant. Web address is: www.coopervisionsurgical.com. CooperVision manufactures and markets contact lenses and ophthalmic surgery products. With headquarters in Lake Forest, it manufactures in Albuquerque, N.M., Juana Diaz, Puerto Rico, Norfolk, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Adelaide, Australia, Hamble and Hampshire England, Ligny-en-Barrios, France, Madrid, Spain and Toronto. Its Web address is www.coopervision.com. |
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